Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Chicano Park

Chicano Park is located within an area of San Diego called Barrio Logan. Muralists have given the Mexican-American community here a source of pride. Murals and grafitti art are painted on the underpass of the freeway. I love this photo with all its contrasts, and the man in the background with his sombrero (well, it's a straw hat, but it still looks cool). More history here, and here.

I ran out of film before I could get a shot of this one, so this image comes from here. I am having one of the artists (Mario Torero) do a painting of Bob Marley for me (copying a banner he made that I saw at the Bob Festival several years ago). I tracked him down through the local reggae radio program. Now to just finish paying for it.

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Boy, talk about extremes! First Hotel Del, then Chicano Park! I love the contrast! Have you ever been down to the Cultural Center in Tijuana--there are more fantastic murals there, including one by Pablo Picasso...

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